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+# Checklist for making a new release
+
+These are the code changes that need to take place
+- [ ] Create and push git tag
+- [ ] Update version in CMakeLists.txt
+- [ ] Update changelog at data/debian/changelog
+- [ ] Update changelog at data/rpm/flameshot.spec
+- [ ] Update docs/appdata/flameshot.metainfo.xml
+
+These are the steps for actually making the release
+- [ ] Download all binaries from CI run started from PR related to code changes shown above
+- [ ] Create sha256 for each binary and compare against sha256 shown in the CI to verify there was no corruption or inserted malware.
+- [ ] Create a new "New Release" in githhub and explain changes in release notes
+- [ ] Upload all binaries and sha's
+- [ ] Update change log on [website](https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot-org.github.io/) data/changelog.md